സ്റ്റോറി ഓഫ് batik

History of Batik


Evidence of early examples of batik have been found in the Far East, Middle East, Central Asia and India from over 2000 years ago. It is conceivable that these areas developed independently, without the influence from trade or cultural exchanges. However, it is more likely that the craft spread from Asia to the islands of the Malay Archipelago and west to the Middle East through the caravan route. Batik was practised in China as early as the Sui Dynasty (AD 581-618). These were silk batiks and these have also been discovered in Nara, Japan in the form of screens and ascribed to the Nara period (AD 710-794). It is probable that these were made by Chinese artists. They are decorated with trees, animals, flute players, hunting scenes and stylised mountains.

No evidence of very old cotton batiks have been found in India but frescoes in the Ajunta caves depict head wraps and garments which could well have been batiks. In Java and Bali temple ruins contain figures whose garments are patterned in a manner suggestive of batik. By 1677 there is evidence of a considerable export trade, mostly on silk from China to Java, Sumatra, Persia and Hindustan. In Egypt linen and occasionally woollen fabrics have been excavated bearing white patterns on a blue ground and are the oldest known and date from the 5th century A.D. They were made in Egypt, possibly Syria. In central Africa resist dyeing using cassava and rice paste has existed for centuries in the Yoruba tribe of Southern Nigeria and Senegal.

Indonesia, most particularly the island of Java, is the area where batik has reached the greatest peak of accomplishment. The Dutch brought Indonesian craftsmen to teach the craft to Dutch warders in several factories in Holland from 1835. The Swiss produced imitation batik in the early 1940s. A wax block form of printing was developed in Java using a cap.

By the early 1900s the Germans had developed mass production of batiks. There are many examples of this form of batik as well as hand-produced work in many parts of the world today. Computerisation of batik techniques is a very recent development.
Reproduced from The Art of Batik,
written and published by The Batik Guild, 1999

Parangtritis Beach

One of interesting place in yogya for vacation.the location around 27 km from Yogyakarta city. You can enjoy sunset and also you can eat seafood here,cause there is seafood market and you just buy fresh fish and there are many people wanna help you to cook. But Don't try to swim here cause to dangerous.


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Sekaten in Yogya

once a year to commemorate the birth of Nabi Muhammad SAW,in Yogyakarta there is even called SEKATEN.his night market became part of the party yogyakarta citizens, like the other night market which we can find a variety of Islamic cultural entertainment and of course we can shop a variety of needs

situation Pasar Sekaten

The other story of Prambanan temple

Prambanan temple also we called Loro Djonggrang temple.this is one of legend about how to made this temple.
Loro djonggrang was the daughter of a giant king called king Baka.she very beautiful,she had a proposal from a young.noble,Bandung Bandawasa,he was handsome.wealhty,and powerful,but Loro Djonggrang didn’t want to marry him.Loro Djonggrang gave a task to Bandung Bandawasa.he had to make 1.000 temples in one night,to prepare his marriage to Loro Djonggrang.
Bandung Bandawasa used supranatural power to call the genies,and they made the temples with unbelieveable speed.Loro Djonggrang saw that the task was almost complete.then she ordered her servant to help her hit rice using the rice puncher,and made the sound of cooking.these actions would make the genies think that morning had come.they would tun away.Bandung Bandawasa was angry with Loro Djonggrang.he already finished 999 temples,and when he built the 1.000th.he cursed Loro Djonggrang into stone statue to fill in the 1.000 temple.

History of Yogyakarta

the southgate of kraton

History
The Yogyakarta Sultanate, formally the Sultanate of Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat, was formed in 1755 when the existing Sultanate of Mataram was divided by the Dutch East India Company (VOC) in two under the Treaty of Giyanti. This treaty states that the Sultanate of Mataram was to be divided into the Sultanate of Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat with Yogyakarta as the capital and Mangkubumi who became Sultan Hamengkubuwono I as its Sultan and the Sultanate of Surakarta Hadiningrat with Surakarta as the capital and Pakubuwono III who was the ruler of the Sultanate of Mataram as its Sultan. The Sultan Hamengkubuwono I spent the next 37 years building the new capital, with the Kraton as the centerpiece and the court at Surakarta as the blueprint model. By the time he died in 1792, his territory exceeded Surakarta’s.
The ruler Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX (April 12, 1912 – 1988) held a degree from the Dutch Leiden University, and held for a time the largely ceremonial position of Vice-President of Indonesia, in recognition of his status, as well as Minister of Finance and Minister of Defense.
In support of Indonesia declaring independence from the Dutch and Japanese occupation, in September 5, 1945, Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX of Yogya and Sri Paku Alam VIII in Yogya declared their sultanates to be part of the Republic of Indonesia. In return for this support, a law was passed in 1950 in which Yogyakarta was granted the status of province Daerah Istimewa (Special Region Province), with special status that recognizes the power of the Sultan in his own region’s domestic affairs.
By this act, Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX was appointed as governor for life. During the Indonesian National Revolution against the Dutch after World War II (1945-1950), the capital of the newly-declared Indonesian republic was temporarily moved to Yogyakarta when the Dutch reoccupied Jakarta from January 1946 until August 1950.
The current ruler of Yogyakarta is his son, Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X, who holds a law degree from Universitas Gadjah Mada. Upon the elder sultan’s death, the position of governor, according to the agreement with Indonesia, was to pass to his heir. However, the central government at that time insisted on an election. In 1998, Sultan Hamengkubuwono X was elected as governor by the provincial house of representatives (DPRD) of Yogyakarta, defying the will of the central government. “I may be a sultan,” he has been quoted in Asia Week as saying, “but is it not possible for me to also be a democrat?”

Monument " TUGU"

Tugu monument is central of yogyakarta city,here is ZERO Kilometer,

Becak

Becak is tranport with 3 wheels,it,s still exist in Jogja.rilex,you can enjoy situation of Yogyakarta city,about the prices,you have to ask before boarding the becak.after you have deal with the driver about the price?so you can take it.most driver becak in Jogja very friendly.so don,t worry,you will be happy

Biennale X Yogyakarta

Biennale X-every year,there is even for art in Yogyakarta.and for this moment this even is something different than before.why?normally and before they made exebition of the art in side of room or just in artgallery.so not so much people knews about this even,maybe just afew people who love art know this even.
Star from 10 of desember 2009-10 january 2010,we can enjoy and see,how the artis make expression for art.and for this even the show to the placepublic.so most of Yogyakarta know what is biennale X now.

Old bike

Nice to see when many youngpeople start to like old bike.many community of rider old bike in Indonesia,specially in Yogyakarta.Onthel/pit jawa (we called in java language) before the function just for bring anyheavything but now for fun and also to show of,cause they really proud if they have oldbike.
Any merk from gazelle,solingen,phoenik etc the price is quite expensive,from IDR 500.000 - 20.000.000

Toys

Any toys we can find in here,we don.t have to spend much money.of course the toys is just good for a moment.
From early morning wagimin(hisnames) has to ride bike and bring the toys from onevillage to other village or to other pre-elementary scholl to sell the toys.
Not so much money he got everyday but he said"I can work only like this one.
good luck,friend...